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Streatham
Place.
Notice having been given for the erection of
buildings at the corner of Streatham Place and
Brixton Hill, the widening of the former thoroughfare
was determined upon at that point and the necessary strip of land
acquired for the sum of £1,825.
New kerb and paving have been laid down in Streatham
Place, and the existing paving re-laid in Brixton Hill and the
roadway made up at an additional cost of £144 : 2 : 10.
Test at
Destructor.
In order to obtain some idea of the calorific
value of the refuse destroyed at the Destructor, a five
days continuous test at the Council's expense was
carried out in the early part of February last by Messrs. Meldrum,
of Manchester, assisted by menbers of the Surveyor's staff. Mr.
W. P. Adams, the Electrical Engineer employed by the Council to
report on the question of electric lighting, was also in frequent
attendance.
The result was very satisfactory, about 1½ lbs. of steam being
obtained for every pound of refuse destroyed, though owing to the
extreme variation in the character of the refuse burnt, it is probably
considerably above the yearly average value of the dust.
The Plain and
Frogmore.
The footpath on the west side from High Street
to Putney Bridge Road has been paved and kerb
relaid on concrete at a cost of £307 : 5 : 11.
Tooting
Convenience.
In accordance with the instructions of the
Highways Committee, plans have been prepared by
the Surveyor for the erection of underground conveniences
for both sexes at Tooting Broadway.
The tender of Mr. E. Wall, of Garratt Lane, (£2,090) has
been accepted and the works are already in hand.
Tooting High
Street
In connection with the development of the St.
Leonard's estate, the widening of the High Street on
the eastern side at that point has been carried out and
the new footway kerbed and paved while the road has been channelled
and made up with granite at a total cost of £255 : 5 : 9.